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    1998 Bayliner Ciera 2859 - PRICE DROP

    in Boats for Sale

    Posted · Edited by Sam N. Slayer

    Very clean
    1998 Bayliner Ciera 2859
    28'
    Mercruiser 454 (1200 hrs)
    Kohler 5E generator
    Heat and AC
    Sleeps six.  V-berth, convertible booth table, mid cabin berth.

    Runs great.  Everything works as it should.  Ready to fish and cruise.  

    Fishing equipment:
    Lowrance HDS Gen 3 Touch Fishfinder and GPS
    Auto pilot
    Fishhawk X4
    2 Cannon Mag10HS downriggers
    Cisco track
    6 Cisco rod holders
    3 Cannon rod holders
    2 big Jon planer reels

     

    $22,500

     

    Call or text Brian 585-455-1792

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    Tekota vs. Saltist

    in Tackle and Techniques

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    This topic is a little broad.  I could talk at length about both.  Do you have a specific application in mind?   Copper, down rigger, diver?  Are you asking about Tekota or Tekota-A?  Line counter or no?

     

    Tekota comes in a 700 and 800 size which would be the only ones appropriate for say a 300 or 400 copper, respectively.  Tekota has Teflon drags.  Tekota-A and Saltist have carbon fiber drags.  Saltists have had some inconsistent manufacturing issues with the clickers the past couple years.  Brand new reels that don’t sound the way they should or the click pawl pops out of the click spring after very little use.  Brian also mentioned the line counter placement that many complain about.  He also mentioned the drag adjustability.  This can be attributed to the spring washer design difference between the two.  Though I would argue that you wouldn’t notice a difference between the two with a properly tuned Tekota with upgraded carbon fiber drags.  You also can’t buy a brand new Tekota in sizes smaller than the 700 through the normal channels anymore.  Those sizes have been replaced with the Tekota-A.   
     

    I own both.  I’ve worked on hundreds of each.  Both are what I would consider top of the line reels for Lake Ontario trolling.  I can’t wait to tear apart a new Saltist once I get my hands on one.  
     

    Let me know what questions you have.  Be happy to talk you. 
     

    Brian

    Rochester Reel Repair

    585-455-1792

     

    Here’s a Saltist 40LC that I have torn apart on the bench right now.  I can look for one of my Tekota pictures if you’re interested in the comparison.  

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    Okuma Cold Water reels

    in Tackle and Techniques

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    Just had some cv30s serviced and drags upgraded. The factory drags were indeed carbon drags. Was informed that the biggest issue with these reels is the lack of a quality drag grease such as Cals not the drag washers themselves.FWIW. like night and day difference !

    This is one contributing factor. See the post on the Rochester Reel Repair Facebook page from last Feb for the full description. The spring washer orientation is a bigger contributor in my opinion.


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    Okuma Cold Water reels

    in Tackle and Techniques

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    Thanks Charlie, and everyone else for that matter... Reels showed up today and thought I'd try a few tests to see how they respond. I chose them for the price point, but while researching them I did come across a few older posts that mentioned a couple issues. Thought I'd reach out and see if the problem had been corrected by Okuma or not. 

    The issue has not been corrected. To see if you have an issue do this... Spool up with some line. Attach end of line to something fixed. I use the handle of the vice on my work bench. Pull out line. Tighten down on the drag with the star while pulling out until there’s a fair amount of tension. Continue pulling out line while now loosening the drag without touching the handle. Most Coldwaters will still now have the same drag tension as you loosen. If you have the issue you will notice very little adjustment to the tension while loosening. Now give the handle a quarter turn and the drag will completely free up. Come back to me for the 90% correction if your reels exhibit the issue.


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